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Hoffnung Music Festivals 1956,58,61$31 £19 World
$33 £21 post freeThis is a must for all Hoffnung enthusiasts.Purchase
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Hoffnung - A Last EncoreOn 2 CDs lasting 1 hour 45min, this contains
all the recordings of Hoffnung preserved in the BBC archives. They
include the famous and hilariously funny Bricklayer story.
$22 £14
post free world-widePurchase

Britten, Voice and Piano Lectures
on the Vocal Music of Benjamin Britten by Graham
Johnson, senior professor of accompaniment, GSAMD Guildhall School
of Music and Drama Research Studies 2
ISBN 0-7546-3872-3 Paperback with 2CDs 254pp plus 15pp index; ix pp
foreword Co-published by The Guildhall School of Music & Drama and
Ashgate Publishing Limited. [RB]

Does
Graham Johnson ever sleep, I wonder? An invaluable further addition
to the Britten library. ... see Full Review

Despite
some odd directorial decisions this is so well sung, so well played,
so well directed, so well acted, so well conducted, and looks so sumptuous
that it has to be seen, and seen repeatedly. … see Full
Review

Capture
the wideness of Stevenson’s imagination and its charm and punch; depth
and thoughtfulness, amplifying, refracting and complementing the poets’
lines in a way that enriches and moves. … see Full
Review

Everything
is played with a life and energy that left me dancing around the room
by disc’s end. … see Full Review

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